EJayne
.22LR
I’ve had this 500A now for 25 years. My dad let me skip school and we went and picked it off the used rack in a rundown gun shop. Still my favorite gun in the collection to this day.
However, I’ve tried now for a couple years to figure out which 500 it is. I’ve tried the normal Google route but have found mixed answers. It’s a standard field model with 28” barrel but has a gold trigger and factory engraved scrolling on both sides of the receiver. Gold trigger shows me it’s a pigeon grade, but the engraving is throwing me off. Serial number is P172xxx. Any thoughts?![AE14E505-62EC-4473-B92A-262A2F567328.jpeg AE14E505-62EC-4473-B92A-262A2F567328.jpeg](https://mossbergowners.com/forum/data/attachments/23/23976-6f9058fd32a0b3b9f062c48b1026a83c.jpg)
![7CDA8290-FFC6-4280-AF4C-42F4D0A354AD.jpeg 7CDA8290-FFC6-4280-AF4C-42F4D0A354AD.jpeg](https://mossbergowners.com/forum/data/attachments/23/23977-7861eb9fe5ecac7f07f960b1ae526ff1.jpg)
However, I’ve tried now for a couple years to figure out which 500 it is. I’ve tried the normal Google route but have found mixed answers. It’s a standard field model with 28” barrel but has a gold trigger and factory engraved scrolling on both sides of the receiver. Gold trigger shows me it’s a pigeon grade, but the engraving is throwing me off. Serial number is P172xxx. Any thoughts?
![AE14E505-62EC-4473-B92A-262A2F567328.jpeg AE14E505-62EC-4473-B92A-262A2F567328.jpeg](https://mossbergowners.com/forum/data/attachments/23/23976-6f9058fd32a0b3b9f062c48b1026a83c.jpg)
![7CDA8290-FFC6-4280-AF4C-42F4D0A354AD.jpeg 7CDA8290-FFC6-4280-AF4C-42F4D0A354AD.jpeg](https://mossbergowners.com/forum/data/attachments/23/23977-7861eb9fe5ecac7f07f960b1ae526ff1.jpg)